absolutely barbaric! If Gawd had wanted sailors to move that fast he would have made us more aerodynamic! I think its a Meth lab and it just seems fast.Not many cruising boats go a small percentage that fast. I think you would have stretch marks from the g-forces. and dont think about falling overboard. The boat would be is Spain before someone noticed you missing!

Don't tell Boatie... with that American Cup racer he is bringing across the pond it will be intersting to see how fast it will get up to.

If he sees this he may try and beat it. And he may have the boat to do it in.

Be serious! The day that a retired 12 meter can get above HALF of 27 knots will involve Niagra Falls and a navigation error! Those beautiful boats were not very fast, even compared to the ocean racers of their own times. Weatherly, beautiful... sure they were, but they were heavy displacement boats with relatively short LWL.

LOL... one of the stories that came with the boat is when the last owner, wife and a couple of friends got caught with all sail up by an out of nowhere blow.. reckoned they hit 22kts..No.. not into trying to get anywhere near.. if she'll give me 200+ a day I'll be happy.

What's the hull speed for a 78' boat? It just does't look like 78' in the video. But there is a lot of sail up.

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LOL... one of the stories that came with the boat is when the last owner, wife and a couple of friends got caught with all sail up by an out of nowhere blow.. reckoned they hit 22kts..No.. not into trying to get anywhere near.. if she'll give me 200+ a day I'll be happy.

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Originally Posted by delmarrey

What's the hull speed for a 78' boat? It just does't look like 78' in the video. But there is a lot of sail up.

Del... She's definitely all of that... See below...

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Originally Posted by jimbunyard

About 12 knots for a displacement hull, but this looks more like a semi- planing hull to me. Or is that semi-displacement? 77' LWL x 16.9'B x
6.9' D!

She was named the Beowulf, but the owner-designer, Steve Dashew, I think sold her about 5 years ago. I don't know what happened from there.

As with all Dashew boats I think you have to sign a contract saying you will put 10,000nm/year under her keel or be required to sell. But like Beowulf she is long, lean, and capable of reeling off major sea miles.

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As with all Dashew boats I think you have to sign a contract saying you will put 10,000nm/year under her keel or be required to sell. But like Beowulf she is long, lean, and capable of reeling off major sea miles.

Still a beauty...

I've seen her about... my boat is under the tower in the background slip pics...

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I've seen her about... my boat is under the tower in the background slip pics...

I finally remembered... This is the boat owned until recently by Stanley Dashew (Steve's father) who passed in 2013. It very well may be the only Dashew design with a relative paltry number of sea miles, but only because Stanley suffered from Parkinson's and instead of world cruising only weekender her (though did so frequently).

So ya... One of the most iconic designs in the world, owned by the designers father, and professionally maintained since new by the same crew.... I am thinking $500,000 is a steal.

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- If animals weren't meant to be eaten then they wouldn't be made of food.

I finally remembered... This is the boat owned until recently by Stanley Dashew (Steve's father) who passed in 2013. It very well may be the only Dashew design with a relative paltry number of sea miles, but only because Stanley suffered from Parkinson's and instead of world cruising only weekender her (though did so frequently).

So ya... One of the most iconic designs in the world, owned by the designers father, and professionally maintained since new by the same crew.... I am thinking $500,000 is a steal.

Oh hell yessss... Could be the deal of the century on it's own scale...

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